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Sex, Lies and Politics - Gay Politicians in the Press (Paperback)
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Sex, Lies and Politics - Gay Politicians in the Press (Paperback)
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This book provides a much-needed analysis of the changing
representation of gay politicians in UK newspapers. Focusing on the
1950s onwards, a time when the press became more personal and gay
politicians/politicians involved in gay scandals came to the
forefront of media attention, the text uses case studies and
socio-political analysis to develop a frame of representation which
shows how a move from intolerance to tolerance to partial
recognition of homosexuality has impacted upon the acceptability of
homosexuality in 'heterosexual public space', with this then
affecting the representation of gay politicians in the press. What
was private has now become public, pointing to the fact that gay
politicians have mediated personas; their private lives, and
sexualities, are lived in/presented through the media. The book
reveals insights about representation and the construction of
identity through its focus on sexuality, politicians and the media,
with the changing line between the private and public an essential
concept. Sensationalism and scandal are key issues in the text,
with the press coverage of politicians caught up in gay scandals,
as well as gay politicians, explored. The representation of gay
politicians in the UK press has so far been underrepresented in
media and political studies. Lack of discussion is strange,
considering that gay politicians have been at the forefront of the
media's attention over the last fifty years. "Sex, Lies and
Politics" provides a much needed contribution to political, media
and social history.
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